Cutlers International, Ltd. v. United States

61 Cust. Ct. 201, 1968 Cust. Ct. LEXIS 2200

• Court: United States Customs Court
• Decided: September 23, 1968
• Docket: C.D. 3567
• Status: Published

Opinion

Ford, Judge:

The suits listed in schedule “A,” attached hereto and made a part hereof, have been submitted on a written stipulation reading as follows:

IT IS HEEEBY STIPULATED AND AGEEED, subject to approval of the Court, by and between counsel for the plaintiffs and the Assistant Attorney General for the United States, as follows:

1. That the items marked “A” and initialed JOB GHL (Import Specialist’s Initials) by Import Specialist J O’Brien Geo. H. Little-john (Import Specialist’s Name) on the invoices covered by the pro-teste enumerated on Schedule “A” attached hereto and made a part hereof, and assessed with duty at the rate of 15% ad valorem under Par. 353 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as modified by T.D. 51802, as articles in chief value of metal, suitable for controlling, distributing, modifying, producing, or rectifying electrical energy, consist of earphones, which are not suitable for controlling, distributing, modifying, producing, or rectifying electrical energy.

2. That said earphones are in chief value of metal, and have as an essential feature an electrical element.

3. That the rate applicable to articles in chief value of metal, and having as an essential feature an electrical element is in Par. 353, Tariff Act of 1930, as modified by T.D. 52739 to 13%%, and as was modified by T.D. 55615 and T.D. 55816 to 12.5% ad valorem as to entries made between July 1,1962 and June 30,1963, and to 11.5% ad valorem as to entries between July 1, 1963 and August 30, 1963.

IT IS FUETHEB STIPULATED AND AGEEED that the protests enumerated on Schedule “A” attached hereto and made a part hereof be submitted on this stipulation, said protests being limited to the items marked “A” as aforesaid.

Accepting the foregoing stipulation of facte, we find and hold the items of merchandise marked “A” and initialed on the invoices by the designated import specialists, to be properly dutiable as articles in chief value of metal, having as an essential feature an electrical element, at the rate of 12.5 per centum ad valorem or 11.5 per centum ad valorem, under paragraph 353, Tariff Act of 1930, as modified by T.D. 55615 and T.D. 55816, depending upon date of entry.

To the extent indicated the specified claim in these suits is sustained; in all other respects and as to all other merchandise all the claims are overruled.

Judgment will be entered accordingly.